Paper-holder for scales.



L. E. ZIMMERMAN.

PAPER HOLDER FOR SUALES.

APPLICATION FILED JUNEB, 1911.

Patented Oct. 24, 1911.

INVENTOR A 00/65 ZIMMEfi'M/Y/V.

WITNESSES ATTORNEYS LOUIS E. ZIMMERMAN, OF PEKIN, ILLINOIS.

PAPER-HOLDER FOR SCALES.

Application filed .Tune 3, 1911.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 24, 1911.

Serial No. 631,082.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LOUIS E. ZIMMERMAN, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Pekin, in the county of Tazewell and State ofIllinois, have made certain new and useful Improvements in Paper-Holdersfor Scales, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in devices for holding paper on theplatform of scales, especially that form known as computing scales, andit consists in the combinations, constructions and arrangements hereindescribed and claimed.

An object of my invention is to provide an attachment for holding apaper covering upon the scale plate, thereby keeping the plate clean andin a sanitary condition.

A further object of my invention is to provide an attachment for thescale which will hold the paper firmly in position and yet which is outof the way of the article so that the latter can be placed on the platein the usual manner.

A further object of my invention is to provide a device which may beattached to the back of the scale and which is provided with a pair ofspring jaws for holding the corners of the wrapping paper securely.

A further object of my invention is to provide a simple device which canbe readily attached to the scales in common use for. the purposes abovementioned.

Other objects and advantages will appear in the following specification,and the novel features of the device will be particularly pointed out inthe appended claims.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings forming part ofthis application in which- Figure 1 is a front view of a portion of ascale with my invention applied thereto, Fig. 2 is a plan view, Fig. 3is an enlarged section along the line 33 of Fig. 1, Fig. 4 is anenlarged section along the line 1-4 of Fig. 1, Fig. 5 is a section alongthe line 55 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 6 is a section along the line 6--6 ofFig. 1.

Referring now to the drawings 1 denotes the scale pan of a set of scalesof the Dayton type of computing. scale. In the rear of this scale pan issecured a fender or guard 2 of an arc shape to conform to the curvatureof the pan or plate 1. This fender is secured by means of the flanges 3to the body portion A of the scale as shown in Fig. 4.

The foregoing parts are common and form no part of my invention exceptin so far as they cooperate with the attachment about to be described.

Secured to the fender 2 is an upright 3 having a laterally bent thumbrest 3 at its top. The means for securing this member 3 is shown best inFig. 3. It consists of a pair of lugs 4 like that shown in Fig. 5, eachadapted to straddle one of the bars 2* of the fender 2 and having a setscrew 5 for clamping the lug to the fender. The lugs 4E have alinedperforations through which extends a bar 6 having a laterally bent upperend 7 which constitutes a finger hold. The bar or rod 6 is normallypressed downwardly by means of a spring 8. The lower end of the bar orrod 6 is pivotally attached at 9 to the ends of two curved levers 10 and11 respectively. These levers are fulcrumed in their respective brackets10 and 11 and the outer end of each lever is turned inwardly and isprovided with a resilient portion 12 which is adapted to engage theunder side of the fender 2. The brackets 10 and 11 are secured to thefender in the manner shown in Fig. 4, the said brackets consisting of anouter plate 39 and an inner plate 9 screwed together by means of thescrews in such a manner as to clamp the lower frame bar 2 of the fender2.

From the foregoing description of the various parts of the device, theoperation thereof may be readily understood.

When it is desired to weigh an article the thumb is placed on the thumbpiece 3 and the index finger underneath the finger hold 7 The latter ispulled upwardly into the dotted line position shown in Fig. 3, the outerends of the levers l0 and 11 swinging downwardly so as to permit thesheet of paper 13 to be inserted between the resilient portions 12. Thehand is then released from the device and the levers spring into placethereby clamping the paper securely at its ends between the members 12and the underside of the fender 2. Articles may now be placed on thepaper and weighed and the paper will keep the scale plate clean andsanitary. WVhen the paper becomes soiled, it may be unolamped from theholding device and a new paper put in its place.

I claim:

1. The combination with the fender of a scale, of a spring pressed rodsecured thereto, a pair of levers pivotally connected with said rod, theouter ends of the levers being normally pressed against the bottom ofsaid fender, the upper end of said rod being bent laterally to form afinger hold, and a stationary finger hold.

2. The combination with the curved fender of a scale, of a slidablespring pressed rod secured to the fender at the central portion thereof,and a pair of levers pivotally secured to the lower end of said rod,said levers being curved and the ends of said levers being normallypressed against the under side of said fender.

3. The combination with the curved fender of a scale, of a slidablespring pressed rod carried by the fender at the central portion thereof,said rod being provided at its end with a laterally bent portion servingas a finger hold, a stationary thumb rest disposed above the upper endof said finger hold, and a pair of levers pivotally secured to the lowerend of said rod, said levers being curved and the ends of said leversbeing normally pressed against the under side of said fender.

LOUIS E. ZIMMERMAN.

Vitnesses JOHN it. FREY, Jr., BERT J. CORDIN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D, G.

